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Rolewinck, Werner
Estimate
2,500 - 3,500 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Rolewinck, Werner
- Fasciculus temporum omnes antiquorum cronicas complectens. [Strassburg: Johann Prüss, between 6 April 1490 and 1494]
- Paper
Chancery folio (265 x 188mm.), 96 leaves (of 98, without two final blank leaves), *6 A8 B-P6, 50 lines plus headline, gothic type, full-page woodcut on verso of title-page, small woodcuts throughout, modern calf-backed boards, modern brown buckram folding box, a few early annotations
Provenance
Gregorius Kessel, early inscription on title-page
Literature
Goff R275; HC 6915; BMC i 127; Bod-inc R-125; GW M38727; Schreiber 5120
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
This is one of more than twenty incunable editions of Rolewinck's chronicle, of which Prüss produced four Latin and one German edition. The woodcuts are based on those used for the Basel edition in German and for the Rougemont edition in Latin, both printed in 1481. However, this edition contains a rather naive woodcut frontispiece of a pilgrim, rather than the sophisticated frontispiece depicting the author presenting his book to a King within an architectural setting, which appears in Prüss's edition of [not before 1490], Goff R276.